Most of us use Google cloud storage to store important documents, files, and photos. However, the new Photos storage policy has made it way easier to exhaust the free 15GB limit. Thankfully, you can free up storage by selectively deleting large files from your Google cloud storage. If you’re having low storage in your Google account, here’s how you can find and delete large files in Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail.
Find and Delete Large Files from Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail
For starters, Google offers free 15GB of cloud storage for all accounts. However, it’s not much considering that it counts in all your Drive files, backed up photos and videos, and even the messages and attachments in Gmail. Plus, Google has now ended the free unlimited storage policy for photos. So, someone who uses the same Google account for backing up photos, sending and receiving emails, and uploading files to Drive may quickly exhaust the 15GB quota. Once you exhaust the free storage, you will not be able to receive emails. To continue, you’ll either have to buy more storage or clear your storage. Below is how you can find and clear large files from Google Photos, Drive, and attachments in Gmail.
Step 1- Use Google Storage Manager to Find Large Files
Step 2- Delete Large Files from Google Drive
Step 3- Delete Large Photos, Videos from Google Photos
The photos you delete will take 60 days to be removed permanently. To delete them right away, go to photos.google.com, select Trash, and clear the files. If you want to save a photo or video on your computer before deleting it, tap on it. Then, click the three-dot and hit Open in a new window. Once the page loads, open the three-dot menu and tap Download. Alternatively, you can download files using Google Takeout.
Step 4- Delete Large Attachments from Gmail
Once deleted, you cannot recover the files from the trash.
Prevent Google Storage from Filling Up Quickly
Here’s are detailed tips to prevent Google’s free 15GB storage from filling up quickly.
Wrapping Up
This was all about how you can find and delete large files in Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail to fix the low storage problem in your Google account. I hope this helps you clear out space for important files without having to pay for storage. Stay tuned for more such tips and tricks.
